Ishmael’s dedication is related to Muslims in the Qur’an. The seventh trial was the violence of the King of Gerar against Abraham and Sarah by taking Sarah away (Genesis 20:2).

This equal sharing of trials is why Abraham final test involved both of his sons; Ishmael and Isaac. The Qur’an states: “Indeed, Abraham was a [model] leader, devoutly obedient to Allah ...

Eid al-Adha similarly commemorates the obedience of Abraham and his son to the command of God in fulfilling the sacrifice, as well as the observance of the pilgrimage to the House of God (the Kaaba) ...

Abraham and Ishmael went on to build the first house of God in Mecca, the Ka’aba, and enacted the first pilgrimage, as mentioned in the Quran (22:26-27). Muhammad, a descendant of Ishmael, was ...